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Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on military-technical cooperation in his Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, on February 27, 2012.
Friday, May. 04, 2012

Open quoteIn absolutely every case, you can't mix politics, business and other issues with sport.Close quote

  • VLADIMIR PUTIN,
  • Russian Prime Minister, arguing that criticism of Ukraine's treatment of opposition figure Yulia Tymoshenko should not result in European leaders boycotting the Euro 2012 soccer championship, being co-hosted in Ukraine and Poland
Photo: ALEXEY DRUZHININ / AFP / Getty Images | Source: New York Times